Tribal Tech was a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist

Scott Henderson Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech. Tribal Tech Henderson formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of H ...

and bass player

Gary Willis Gary Willis (born 28 March 1957) is an American bassist and composer known foremost as the co-founder (with Scott Henderson) of the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech. Aside from his work in Tribal Tech, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz music ...

. From 1993 forward the band included

Scott Kinsey Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist and member of the band Tribal Tech. He is a 1991 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Career In addition to playing in Tribal Tech with Scott Henderson and Gary Willis, Kinsey has worked with philanth ...

on keyboard and

Kirk Covington Kirk Covington is a drummer best known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech. Covington was born in Midland, Texas, where he attended the University of North Texas College of Music, where he met bassist Gary Willis, with whom he l ...

on drums, and released ten

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s that stretched the borders between blues,

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, and

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. The band dissolved following the release of 2000's ''Rocket Science'', with the various members pursuing solo careers. However, they re-formed to release another album, ''X'', in 2012. In 2014, Henderson and Willis decided t
dissolve the
band once again.

Personnel

Members: *

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- keyboards *

- drums

Discography

* ''

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'' (1985) * '' Dr. Hee'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Tribal Tech'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Face First'' (1993) * ''Primal Tracks'' (compilation) (1994) * '' Reality Check'' (1995) * '' Thick'' (1999) * '' Rocket Science'' (2000) * '' X'' (2012)

References

External links

Scott Kinsey's website

David Goldblatt's website

Scott Henderson's website

Gary Willis' website

Facebook Group - Tribal Tech Addicts

Tribal Tech Live At Big Mama - Italy (2000) (Real Video)2015 Scott Henderson Interview on Guitar.com
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